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Antonyms for by seat of ones pants
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : seet |
| Phonetic Transcription : sit |
Definition of by seat of ones pants
Origin :- "thing to sit on; act of sitting," c.1200, from Old Norse sæti "seat, position," from Proto-Germanic *sæt- (cf. Old High German saze, Middle Dutch gesaete "seat," Old High German gisazi, German Gesäß "buttocks"), from PIE root *sed- "to sit" (see sit). Meaning "posterior of the body" (the sitting part) is from c.1600; sense of "part of a garment which covers the buttocks" is from 1835. Seat belt is from 1915, originally in airplanes.
- As in instinctive : adj reflex, automatic
- As in instinctual : adj instinctive
Synonyms for by seat of ones pants
- accustomed
- by seat of one's pants
- congenital
- habitual
- impulsive
- inborn
- ingrained
- inherent
- innate
- instinctual
- intrinsic
- intuitional
- intuitive
- involuntary
- knee-jerk
- mechanical
- native
- natural
- normal
- regular
- rooted
- second-nature
- spontaneous
- typical
- unlearned
- unmeditated
- unpremeditated
- unprompted
- unthinking
- visceral
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